She says, you know the monkey bar rulesAs she kisses away his playground bruiseYou don't have to skip a bar each timeTo make it to the other sideShe picked him up from out of the sandAnd ties his shoelace that read "superman"

We all fall downIt's the getting' back up that really countsWe live and we learnTo help someone up when it's their turnIn life there's only one guaranteeYour feet won't always be on the ground'Cause we all fall down

She says, I know what you're goin' throughAs she talks to the door of her daughter's roomYour heart feels like it's been broken in twoBut baby I'm here for youThe door opened and she stepped insideShe put her arms around her and said, it's okay to cry

We all fall downIt's the getting' back up that really countsWe live and we learnTo help someone up when it's their turnIn life there's only one guaranteeYour feet won't always be on the ground'Cause we all fall down

He's forty-five and his job is goneCleans out his desk and heads on homeSees his kids out playin' in the yardBeen a while since he's been hit so hardHe's as scared as a man can beHe tells his wife and she says, honey look at me

We all fall downIt's the getting' back up that really countsWe live and we learnTo help someone up when it's their turnIn life there's only one guaranteeYour feet won't always be on the ground'Cause we all fall downWe all fall downBut you gotta get back up